Bely, Andrei
1880 - 1934

The Russian novelist, poet and critic Andrei (or Andrey) Bely was born in Moscow as Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev. His father...

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Ammaniti, Niccolò
1966 -

The Italian author Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome to a middle-class family. He studied biology at university and because ...

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Adams, Herbert
1874 - 1958

British author that would have been largely forgotten had it not been for his being the first and most prolific author of...

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Parsons, Julie
1951 -

Writer of detective stories Julie Parsons was born and grew up in New Zealand, to which her Irish parents had emigrated in...

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